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Bing Bong Bundle (T Shirt & Immediate MP3 Download)

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Product ID: SFA59Category: T-Shirt

Bing Bong Bundle (T Shirt & Immediate MP3 Download)

Bing Bong Bundle (Pre-Order T-shirt with IMMEDIATE free MP3 Download)

BING BONG was originally written and demoed for the 2004 European soccer finals in Portugal, when Wales narrowly missed out after a bizarre qualifying campaign, yet lay buried among giant inflatable bears, various stage props, dreams and paraphernalia in the Furries archive for almost 12 years. It was the success of the current Welsh team, after almost six, barren decades of failure, cosmically coinciding with the band’s 20th anniversary tour, which brought it bouncing back to life.

Reflecting on having only experienced the pain of defeat by their favourite team, the Furries saw a golden opportunity to sound track this year of the underdog with the magnificent lunar howl of their lost opus.

Gruff continues: “Into the studio we went, with wagging tails to record what is a rite of passage to many a band: the football cup song. See also fine examples by New Order for England in 1990 and Primal Scream for Scotland in 1996.”

From Môn to MonmouthTo AbercrafFrom Fflint to PenfroFrom the Gwyrfai to the Taff

The ball's like a pixelIn a game of PongNoise comes from our screens;'Bing' and then 'Bong'

And so significantIs our cryThat no computerCan control our flow

Returning to studio action for the first time since 2009, the band also returned to friend and long-time collaborator, the artist Pete Fowler to design the artwork for the single and the t-shirt.

Following release of the artwork, Fowler reflected: “With a title like BING BONG, I went with the flow and came up with something that I hope matches that exuberance. Immediately I thought that it should be text based, something really strong and bold, dispensing with some of the more character-driven stuff we’ve done together in the past. The band’s name has also found its way out! Sketches went from including footballs, to perhaps one or two small figures that unfortunately wouldn’t make the final cut, but in the end it was a constellation of stars, referencing the Euros, in bright colours and the wonderful simplicity of those two, magic, playful words that won the day – BING BONG!”